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Welcome to eWillys.com, a website for vintage jeep enthusiasts. I update this website nearly every day with jeep deals, jeep history, interesting reader projects, jeep related info, and more.
These quick searches can help you find things on eBay. People list in the wrong categories all the time, so don't be surprised to see brochures in the parts area for example. This section used to be split into jeeps, parts and other categories, but recent changes to eBay will require this information to be recoded.
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Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
UPDATE: This post card was for sale on eBay in 2012.
Even the Smithsonian didn’t get the ‘original jeep’ correct as evidenced by the postcard below. To their credit, this Bantam BRC-60 just might be the next best thing. I compare all three Bantams here.
For comparision, here’s another good shot of a BRC-60:
And this is the original Bantam BRC — Jeep #1. The round fenders and scalloped side are two of the biggest differences:
This is an original ad published in a Portland, Oregon, Newspaper.
“Full page newspaper ad by Meier & Frank Co. is approx 22″ x 16″ and original….1 page only. These came from a very well preserved collection of WWII Portland Oregon newspapers. All are in good to very good condition…this one has some wrinkles toward the middle. Scanned images are blurrier, may appear trimmed, colors darker, lighter or uneven but actual items are not. They are bigger than our biggest scanner so used camera shot and even that doesn’t quite get it all.”
Original Post: Terry’s brother works at the United Maintenance Base for United Airlines in San Francisco. His brother said this was a CJ-2A that still roams the airport. Terry himself owns a former CJ-3B Belt Loader that still has the United Airlines Hobbs Meter on the Dash.
“This was found in a house I just purchased.The box has not been opened. This is a rare opportunity. Early Tonka Toys Jeep Fire Pumper Truck No. 425 V RARE 60’s UNOPENED in box.”
“Vintage 1/25 MPC. Not complete. Very nice scratch-built roll cage. Roll cage not glued to body. Great Box. What you see is what you get. Will be packed very carefully. Any ??? please ask. From my personal collection. Combine to save $$$. Please see pics for condition.”
This is the first I’ve heard of this magazine. It’s called SAGA: Adventure Stories for young Men. One of the articles in the magazine is about the Jeep.
“Saga Magazine from July 1960
Cover by Phil Ronfor
JOHN EISENHOWER’S DILEMMA Jack Harrison Pollack
MOONSHINE MILLIONS AI Silverman, art by Paul Webb
WE ARE IN THE HANDS OF GOD A. A. Hoehling, art by Ed Valigursky
GOING GOING GONE! Carl Winston, art by Paul Granger
THE INCOMPARABLE JEEP Jack Orr, art by Phil Ronfor and Bill Mauldin
THE NINE LIVES OF CHARLIE DRESSEN Charles Dexter
DODGE CITY Charles Hewes, art by Brendan Lynch
THE PURITANS RAISED A LITTLE HELL Jacquin Sanders, art by Charles Waterhouse
STORMING THE BEACHES
Barbara Valentine – Rosana Schifaffino, Nadja Regin, Isabel Sarli, Vanda Hudson
GET ME ED WILLIAMS! AI Toffler
TARGET – FORT FISHER Howard Goshorn, art by Ray Houlihan
Specifications
Approximate size is 8.25 x 11 inches”
This is an unusual album that includes some jeep pictures.
“A vintage/original c.1945 WWII US Army Soldier’s Photo Album for his Sweetheart back in the States – full of Real Photos / Photographs / Snapshots – I count 113. He was stationed in Hawaii – c.1943-45 – w/ his trusty Jeep “The Slick-Chick” that had a Pin-Up Girl painted on the side like Nose Art. Photos of Army & Civilian Life in the Territory of Hawaii right at the end of WWII – including V-J Day & a Servi-Car type Motorcycle. Great Hula & Surfing graphics on the cover, overall the album measures aprx 7.5″ x 10.75″.”
UPDATE: Colin discovered that Switzerland of America Jeep Tours Company still exists and still rents jeeps or offers tours. Check out their website and their tour vehicles: http://soajeep.com You’ll recognize some of the photos on the website from Craig’s recent adventure.
“This auction is for a vintage Postcard from 1974. It is of Snow Blankets Ouray colorado Here the Switzerland of America is truly a Winter Fairyland. It was from Jeep Rentals and is basically an advertising Postcard–the front seems to be a real photo print”